Viewpoints and Voices

Nerdspresso

[Nerdspresso] ‘Totally Killer’ Takes Slasher Fun Back to the ’80s

What happens when “Back to the Future” meets a masked killer? “Totally Killer” serves up laughs, scares, and ’80s nostalgia, with Kiernan Shipka keeping the mayhem entertaining.

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[Nerdspresso] I Look Like Teen Wolf’s Dad. No Offense, Mate.

A delayed train and a group of Welsh rugby fans gave me a celebrity look-alike I never asked for. A recent Teen Wolf rewatch has me wondering: Were they right?

Commentary

[COLUMN] At Yorktown, I remembered what journalism is for

John Adams used the Sedition Act against opposition newspapers. Donald Trump banned three news organizations, lost the first round in court, and still left their reporters outside. What does devotion to a free press require from the rest of us?

satire

Dearest Mother, the Target Still Stands: Letters From the South Durham Hellscape

How are we surviving the South Durham hellscape? Ten fictional neighbors send Civil War-style dispatches from the carpool line, the goose-occupied pond, and a Target run gone terribly over budget. Send pastries.

Viewpoints and Voices

[Column] What Durham Families Taught Us About Designing Harper's Home

What makes housing feel like home when a child is facing cancer? At Harper’s Home, families’ answers are shaping everything from kitchens and laundry rooms to space for the family dog.

Nerdspresso

[Nerdspresso] ‘Night Shift’ and the Joy of HBO After Bedtime

What movie kept you up long after your parents went to bed? Revisiting 'Night Shift' brings back the early ’80s thrill of forbidden movies, low volume, and hoping Mom stayed asleep.

Viewpoints and Voices

The days that divide a lifetime

Where were you when the world changed? Twenty-five years after Sept. 11, I’m remembering the phone call, the silence in the skies, and the U2 concert that reminded me what it means to carry one another forward.

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[Nerdspresso] Lake Placid: A Croc Pot of Crap Movie Magic

Once we finally get a glimpse of this awesome critter, the big moment feels more like a punchline. After that, the creature is less the villain and more a plot device.

Viewpoints and Voices

Still exploring, six decades into the adventure

Star Trek and I share a milestone this month. I’m thinking about where Southpoint Access should go next.

The Gourmand Next Door

[The Gourmand Next Door] Chianti, What a Fiasco!

You may recognize the bottles, fiaschi, as the straw-wrapped, squat bottles that often serve as candelabras. A wine that requires little thought, and even less deliberation.   

Nerdspresso

[Nerdspresso] Tom Cruise Is More Famous Than Me - Should I Just Shut Up?

I enjoy spectacle as much as the next guy, but I also remember an actor who effortlessly went head-to-head with screen legends like Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman, and Jack Nicholson.

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[Nerdspresso] We Will Always Love Dolly Parton

She’s basically playing a version of herself in every role, but it works. Dolly is just so undeniably likable that you tolerate the occasional flat line reading or non-existent chemistry with a boorish male co-star.